More Spring Colour

A couple of nights after my last visit to Hagg Wood, I was out again, but this time with some better light to catch the new leaves on one of the Inman Oaks.

And the palette of greens in Hagg Wood…

Not all of the oaks had new leaves yet…

The stronger light was short-lived…

I watched this blackbird for a while. It repeatedly, diligently wiped either side of its beak against the branch it was perched on. I can’t think why.

In Pointer Wood there’s a Wilding Apple I like to visit. It’s almost in flower…

More Wych Elm.

The ‘Primrose Garden’.

I arrived on the coast a little too late for the sunset.

As I walked across The Lots I watched a man walking his dog out on the Bay. It’s been looking unusually firm and sandy near the coast recently and I couldn’t resist having a walk on the ‘sand’. In this case appearances weren’t misleading and I enjoyed my stroll, doubling back along the coast to pretty much where I had just come from.

Sometimes our actions can have unexpected, or indeed unintended consequences. One knock-on of my renewed determination to get out and about as often as I can is the fact that even though April is a month in which I often take a lot of photos, this year I have still far exceeded my standard haul. Also, I noticed with some surprise today, I’ve published a post every day this month so far. In fact, my streak has lasted a little longer than that. That too has consequences. For one thing, a few more people seem to be reading my blog (or at least visiting, and sometimes clicking ‘like’ or ‘follow’, which isn’t necessarily the same as reading). Also, I now feel under some pressure to keep it going; at least till the end of the month, although I’m not sure that I can manage it. We shall see…

Didn’t make it to the end of the month, and to be honest I really knew it would be impossible when I wrote that I wanted to. Setting myself up to fail, slightly odd thing to do, but I suppose I am at least slightly odd.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Samuel Beckett.

I can’t continue at quite that rate, but for now at least, I intend to make pretty regular posts. Really enjoying the walking and photography at the moment. (As in, even more than usually, which is saying something).